In the Control Panel, go to User Accounts and then click Change User Account Control settings. This will open up the User Account Control Settings window. The User Account Control Settings window lets you adjust those pop-ups.
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Confirm the instance of the SQL Server Database Engine is installed and running. 1  Logon to the computer hosting the instance of SQL Server.  On the Start menu, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, point to Configuration Tools, and then click SQL Server Configuration Manager.